Gas-generating apparatus.



NF. 821,258 'PATENTED MAY 22, 1906.

v H. B. HOUSE.

' GAS GENERATING APPARATUS.

I v AAAPLIOATION FILED 001.20, 1905.

ll E172 6.9.16.5 779% A 1 ver and pm by the spring 7c, because the pivot between the ends of the lever'he and a tank I), in this instance containing water into which material is fed from the iam ber a and from which tank I) the gas is sup plied by any suitable means to the consum- 1ng dev ces. Some suitable and well-known feeding and governing. apparatus is employed such as that diagrammatically indicated at c.

' A suitable motor device, suc

. fice to say that the u mechanism a, such as the rod 0,

- to the production of-the gas some device intervening gas is produced as well as stored in the usual onus of apparatus. The element e is rotated by the spring-motor toefiect the feed i --,thr.eaded plug fis of the carbid from the-carbid-chamber, to the gas-tank, and in accordance with the object of my invention I positively arrest the rotat'fon or operation of this element e when the inserting the spout of a funnel into the carbidchamber, the e ement e the absence of the plu As was the case with ver h,

chamber to re lenish being arrested during from its normal place. t e constructions of the prior'art I employ a in g, ca 'ed by and projecting above the (p ugf, and a broken leivoted at i an providedwith a spring k for' t e purpose of enabling said broken lever to stop the motor mechanism 11 when said i i is located r to escape the to of the pm g,

spect to the balance of the lever, as

funnel.

lever is disengaged fromthe pin g, normal engagement being maintained betweensaid le- In order to bring about disengagement between the elements g'h, the element h has to.

be lifted from its normal plane at itsfree end whereafter the moved with reindicated in Fig. 2 in dotted'lines, freely to permit the removal of the plug f and the insertion of the While the characteristics last 'depossessed by devicesas hitherto front end of the ever may be scribed are constructed, there'was no provision made for I limiting the extent to which the leverh might against s hitherto frequently be moved in a counter-clockwise direction the force of the spring k, exce t said the set of said spring has been destroyed, whereby said s rin was prevented from movingthe lever wit sufiicient force to brake the operation of the motor, as a result of which structural defect the feeding device 0 was allowed to continue in operation while the plug f was removed, so that acetylene gas has on several occasions continued in generation and found pring itself, so that removed for the purpose o'r' the 'carbid within the chamber with disastrous consequences. In order to determine the limit to which the spring k may be stretched in effecting disenga em'ent between the elements g h, I provide a stop Z, that projects downwardly from the short end of the lever h and throu h the plane of the plate m of the mechanism said plate m being'notched' at n, the notch may constitute a limiting-stop for so thata wall ofaccess through the opening-at] in'the carbidthe finger l to prevent the excessive rotation of the ever it inv a, counter-clockwise'direction, whereby the set of the springrk is maintained.- When the lever has'been thrown in the positionindicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2, some finger, "referably the same finger 1, 1s brought into t e path of an element driven by the motor djsuch as the retarding-fan 0,

and as the set of the spring his insured the said finger 1 is bound to be thrown within the path of the fano, whereby the operation of the feeding device e is arrested, while the lever'h is'in theposition shown by dotted lines and can onl be resumed when said lever is restored to e position indicated in full lines.

The parts It and I together constitute a member that is held in one position by the element 9 to remove said path of the motor-driven element 0, while the element is constitutes a means forbringing said .member into the ath of said -motordriven element when t gaged from the pin g. 7

Having thus described my invention, I. claim as new and desire-to secure by Letters Patent i 1. A gas-producingapparatus including a tank, a supplychamber,

member from the e member is disena ipplyi gate ,'or

plug for charging. the supply-chamber, a feedmg device for controlling the admission of material from the "supp v-chamber to the tank, a motor governin the operation of the feeding device, a mem er adapted when in one 'osition to be interposed in the path of an-el ement driven by said motor and when in another osition to be removed from said path, sai gate or plug serv'in when in closed osition to prevent said mem er from arrestmg theo eration ofthe motor driven ele:

ment, an rrieans causing said member to'bc within the path of said mot-or-driven element" when said member is free of said gate or plug.

2. A gas-producing apparatus including a tank, a supply chamber, a supply gate or plug'for charging the supply-chamber, a feedmg device for controlling the admission of material from the supp 'chamber to the tank, a motor governing t e operation of,the feeding device, a mem eradapted when in one osition to be interposed in the path of an e ement driven by said motor and when.

in another position to be removed from said when in closed path, said gate or plug servin osition to prevent said mem er from arrestmg the operation of the .motordriven elebe within the senses ment, and a spring causing said member to ath of said motor-driven element when said member is free of said gate or plug. Y

3. Ages-producing apparatus including a tank, a supply-chamber, a supply gate or plug for charging the supply-chamber, a feeding device for eontrollm the admission of material from the supp v-chamber to the tank, a motor governin r t e operation of the feeding device, a mem er adapted when in one osition to be interposed in the path of an e ement driven by said motor and when in another position to be removed from said path,.said gate or plug servin when in closed osition to prevent said mem er from arrestmg the operation oi-the motor-driven element, a SPl'iH' causing said member to be within the pat of said motor-driven element when said member is free of said gate or plug,

"arid a stop limiting the movement of said member away from the path of said motordriven element.

4. A gas-producing apparatus including a tank, a supply-chamber, a supply gate or plug for charging the supply-chamber, a feedmg device for co'ntrolhn the admission of material from the supp y-chamher tothe tank, a motor governin the operation of the feeding device, a mem er adapted when in one position to engage an element driven by said motor and when in another position re-- moved from engagement with. saidvmotordriven element, said gate or plug serving when in closed position to prevent said B18111" her from arresting the operation oi the motor-driven element, a spring causing said member to engage said motor-driven. element when said mernher is free of said gate or plug, and a stop limiting the movement of said v member away from the path of said motordriven element.

5. A gas-producing apparatus including a tank, a supply-chamber, a supply gate or plug for charging the supply-chamber, a feedmg device for controlling the admission of material from the supply-chamber to the tanln'a motor governing the operation of the feeding device, a member adapted when in one position to be interposed in the path of an element driven by said motor and when in another position to be removed from said path, said gate or plug serving when in closed osit'on to prevent said member from arresting the operation of the motor-driven element, means causing said member to he with in the path of said motondriven element when said member is free of said gate or plug, and a stop limiting the movement of said member away from the path of said motordriven element.

6. A gas-producing tank, a supply-chamher, phig for charging the supplapparatus including a a supply gate or -chamber, a feedmg device for controlling the admission of material trom the supply-chamber to the tank, a motor governing the operation of the feeding device, a member adapted when in one position to engage an element driven by said motor and when in aimther position removed from engagement with said motordriven element, said gate or plug serving when in closed position to prevent said memher from arresting the operation of the motor-driven element, means causing said memher to engage said motor-driven element when said member is free of said gate or plug, and a stop limiting the movement of sai member away from the path of said motordriven element.

In witness whereof i hereunto subscribe my name this 14th day of October, A. D, 1905.

' HARRY B. HOUSE.

' Witnesses 1 Leon Srnon, M. SCnaee/ 

